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Diaz
1[ dee-uhs; Portuguese dee-uhsh ]
Díaz
2[ dee-ahs ]
noun
- (Jo·sé·de·laCruz) Por·fi·rio [haw-, se, , th, e lah , kroos, paw, r, -, fee, -, r, yaw], 1830–1915, president of Mexico 1877–80, 1884–1911.
diaz-
3- variant of diazo- before a vowel:
diazine.
Diaz
noun
- See Diasˈdiːəsˈdiəʃ DiazBartholomeu a variant spelling of Dias
- DiazCameron1972FUSFILMS AND TV: actress Cameron. born 1972, US film actress; films include The Mask (1994), There's Something About Mary (1998), and Gangs of New York (2003)
- ˈdiːəsˈdiaθ Diaz(José de la Cruz) Porfirio18301915MMexicanMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state ( José de la Cruz ) Porfirio (pɔrˈfirjo). 1830– 1915, Mexican general and statesman; president of Mexico (1877–80; 1884–1911)
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Here, Ambassador Díaz answers five questions about Pope Francis.
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In 2009 President Obama appointed Miguel Díaz to be the first-ever Hispanic U.S. ambassador to the Vatican (the Holy See).
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The infamous 19th-century dictator Porfirio Díaz won eight elections between 1877 and 1910.
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